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  • Track-by-Track: Kerry’s Messyng FC on Lisselton John Street Football 2K12™

    November 4, 2024 - By The Thin Air

    North Kerry’s finest Messyng FC talk us through Lisselton John Street Football 2K12™, their new EP-fictitious football themed tactical RPG video game funded by the Arts Council of Ireland in a parallel timeline to our own. The EP Lisselton John Street Football 2K12 is our reworkings and reimaginings of found music from the beta of the never completed PS1 game of the same name. The soundtrack was in varying levels of completeness when the project was abandoned, and only part of the soundtrack was recovered from the USB stick where it was rediscovered – so we decided to collaborate with…

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  • In Photos: Therapy? at 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin

    November 5, 2024 - By Loreana Rushe

    Therapy? live at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Photos by David McEneaney

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  • Monday Mixtape: PostLast

    November 4, 2024 - By The Thin Air

    Off the back of the release of their stellar Pull Me Into the Open Sea EP, dream pop duo PostLast select some of their all-time favourite tracks – featuring Mariah, Radiohead, Men I Trust, Blonde Redhead and more. Stephen McHale: Radiohead – Weird Fishes It’s hard to pick just one song from Radiohead but I always find myself coming back to this one. There are so many things to love about it lyrically and musically, but in terms of an influence on my writing I’ve definitely been inspired by all the layered, cyclical guitar patterns that build the tension as…

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  • In Photos: Ben Howard w/ Daisy Rickman at 3Olympia, Dublin

    November 1, 2024 - By The Thin Air

    Ben Howard with support by Daisy Rickman at 3Olympia in Dublin. Photos by Jane Donnelly

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  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 1st November

    November 1, 2024 - By The Thin Air

    Against absolutely no odds, we’ve pulled together the very best Irish sounds of the week once again. Dive into brand new M(h)aol, Christy Moore, Negro Impacto, Connor McCann, Deathbed Convert, Eve Clague and more M(h)aol – Snare Connor McCann – Cold Letters Christy Moore – A Terrible Beauty Negro Impacto – 1800 Deathbed Convert – Inverse Field Vol​.​1 – Inishowen Inverse Field Vol.1 – Inishowen by Deathbed Convert Rory Nellis – Any Given Day Susi Pagel – can u hear me now? Jerry Fish feat. May Kay – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievances how r u…

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  • In Photos: bôa at Whelan’s, Dublin

    October 31, 2024 - By Brian Coney

    After 20 years away, London alt-rock heroes bôa made their return to Dublin for a sold-out show at Whelan’s. Photos by Kate Lawlor

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  • In Photos: Just Mustard at Spirit Store, Dundalk

    October 30, 2024 - By Brian Coney

    The Spirit Store welcomes back hometown experimental rock greats Just Mustard. Photos by David McEneaney.

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  • In Photos: The Antlers & Okkervil River at Opium, Dublin

    October 30, 2024 - By Brian Coney

    Hey, remember The Antlers & Okkervil River? They’re still pretty great – and played together at Opium in Dublin at the weekend. Photos by Ian Davies

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  • Traditional Singing from Dublin: A Track-by-Track by Macdara Yeates and Daniel Fox

    October 31, 2024 - By Brian Coney

    For centuries, Dublin has thrived as a folk music stronghold, its tradition evolving from the days of street singers like Zozimus to the fiery voices of the 1960s revival. Today, the city’s folk scene pulses and transcends anew, celebrated on stages worldwide by the likes of Lankum, John Francis Flynn and countless more. Yet beneath this acclaim lies a deep, grassroots network of pipers, singers and storytellers who embody Dublin’s enduring folk soul. Into this rich tradition steps Macdara Yeates with Traditional Singing from Dublin, a record that feels as vital as it is timeless. Partnering with producer Daniel Fox…

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  • In Photos: Chelsea Wolfe w/ Mary Jane Dunphe at the Button Factory, Dublin

    October 28, 2024 - By Loreana Rushe

    Chelsea Wolfe with support by Mary Jane Dunphe at the Button Factory, Dublin. Photos by Erin Plaice.

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